
Age guidance pending
The Kid
Best from age 8 · NR · 1921 · 68 min
Age guidance pendingBest from age 8 · NR · 1921 · 68 min · Comedy · Drama
The Kid
A lonely tramp discovers an abandoned baby and raises him as his own. Years later, as they eke out a living together, the boy's birth mother, now a wealthy opera singer, yearns to reconnect with her long-lost child, leading to heartfelt drama and slapstick comedy.
What's in it
0 = none · 10 = intenseViolence & peril
Mild2/10
Language
None0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
None0/10
Romance & sensuality
None0/10
Scary moments
Mild1/10
Heads up
- A mother abandons her newborn baby
- A character contemplates suicide (briefly implied)
- Instances of roughhousing and slapstick falls
Models well
- Unconditional love and devotion
- Resilience in hardship
- The importance of family, however unconventional
Talk about it after
- What makes someone a "good parent"?
- How the film shows differences between rich and poor
- Why people might make difficult choices out of desperation
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Cast & crew
THE KID – NEW 100TH ANNIVERSARY TRAILER
Jackie Coogan on THE KID





